kvicktänkt

Swedish

Etymology

kvick (“quick”) +‎ tänkt (“thought (or "think'd")”)

Adjective

kvicktänkt (not comparable)

quickwitted
Synonym: snabbtänkt

Usage notes

For someone who quickly comes up with the right thing to do in an emergency situation or the like, snabbtänkt sounds a bit better, though it's subtle.

Declension

Inflection of kvicktänkt
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	kvicktänkt	—	—
Neuter singular	kvicktänkt	—	—
Plural	kvicktänkta	—	—
Masculine plural³	kvicktänkte	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	kvicktänkte	—	—
All	kvicktänkta	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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